Senior Process Safety Engineer

STAR Specialists; Zuid-Holland; On-site; EUR 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

STAR Specialists is seeking a Senior Process Safety Engineer for a contractor role in the Netherlands. You will design, develop and improve safety solutions for large-scale petrochemical projects, leading HSE activities and coordinating with project teams.

You will bring 5+ years in process safety, proficiency in HAZOP/LOPA, and fluency in English with Dutch language skills preferred. The role requires travel and collaboration across multidisciplinary teams.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in process safety in engineering or industry.
• Based in the Netherlands with knowledge of Dutch process safety standards.
• Strong understanding of process safety and risk management in high-hazard chemical processes.
• Solid understanding of fire hazards and fireproofing practices in high-hazard chemical processing.
• Proven ability to facilitate process hazard analyses (e.g., HAZOP, LOPA).
• Experience leading HSE activities and coordinating with project teams.

Responsibilities

• Ensure that international and Netherlands HSE requirements are implemented in investment projects.
• Consult project teams and stakeholders on process safety and fireproofing issues.
• Facilitate process hazard analyses (e.g., HAZOP, LOPA) and other PHA studies.
• Lead and report HSE activities of investment projects and communicate HSE issues to the project organization.

Skills

Loss prevention

Fire & gas layouts

ATEX calculations

Fire fighting design

Dispersion modelling

Process safety

HAZOP/LOPA facilitation

HSE contractor management

English fluent

Dutch language

Travel readiness

Education

M.Sc. or B.Sc. in Chemical/Process Engineering

Job description

As an Engineer in the petrochemical sector, you play a leading role in the design, development and improvement of a plant and you work closely together on the largest projects. Together with a team of experts, you will provide efficient and sustainable solutions that meet the highest standards.

Responsibilities

• STAR is looking for a Senior Process Safety Engineer (contractor basis, 1 year extendable contract)
• Responsible that legislative (international and Netherlands) and company HSE requirements are implemented accordingly in investment projects.
• Consult project team and other stakeholders in process safety and fireproofing issue.
• Facilitate process hazard analyses (e.g. HAZOP, LOPA) and other PHA studies in investment projects.
• Lead and report HSE activities of investment projects and actively communicate HSE related issues to the project organization and other stakeholders.

Requirements

• The best-fitting profile is someone who can perform loss prevention tasks, such as fire and gas detection layouts, ATEX calculations, fire fighting system design, and dispersion models.
• Experience with Process Safety in engineering or in industry (5+ years, M.Sc. or B.Sc. in Chemical/Process engineering.
• Based in Netherlands with good competence and knowledge of Netherlands process safety standards
• Thorough understanding of process safety, risk management of high hazard chemical process industry
• Thorough understanding of fire hazards and fireproofing practices in high hazard chemical process industry
• Good competency of facilitating process hazard analysis (e.g. HAZOP, LOPA)
• Ability to organize and lead HSE activities in investment projects
• Fluent English skills, both written and spoken. We also value fluent dutch skills.
• Previous experience in leading/managing HSE contractors in complex project environments
• Readiness to travel.
• We also value good competency of consequence analysis modeling.

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